¶ The Names.
Most haue taken Woodrooffe to be Pliny his Alyssos, which as he saith, doth differ from Erythro∣danum, or Garden Madder, in leaues onely, and lesser stalks: but such a one is not onely this, but al∣so that with blew floures: for Galen doth attribute to Alyssos, a blew floure: notwithstanding Galens and Plinies Alyssos are thought to differ by Galens owne words, writing of Alyssos in his se∣cond booke of Counterpoisons, in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his composition, in this maner: Alyssos is an herb very like vnto Horehound, but rougher and fuller of prickles about the circles: it beareth a floure tending to blew.
Woodrooffe is named of diuers in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 odorata, and of most men Aspergula odorata: of others, Cordialis, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in high 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in low Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: that is to